Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) Sees Large Drop in Short Interest

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:VXUS) was the target of a large decline in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 7,733,134 shares, a decline of 41.1% from the June 30th total of 13,137,651 shares. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 5,155,486 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.5 days.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VXUS. Lloyd Advisory Services LLC. bought a new position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the 4th quarter worth $29,000. Strategic Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $30,000. Torren Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the 1st quarter worth about $30,000. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Total International Stock ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, Triumph Capital Management grew its position in shares of Vanguard Total International Stock ETF by 47.7% during the 4th quarter. Triumph Capital Management now owns 424 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 137 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Price Performance

VXUS stock opened at $82.39 on Thursday. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has a one year low of $67.85 and a one year high of $88.62. The stock has a market cap of $150.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.99 and a beta of 0.76. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $84.90 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $82.12.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were issued a dividend of $0.3861 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Total International Stock ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.08. This represents a $1.54 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 18th.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the FTSE Global All Cap ex US index, a market-cap-weighted index of global stocks covering 99% of the world’s global market capitalization outside the US. VXUS was launched on Jan 26, 2011 and is managed by Vanguard.